Category: Human Rights

ICICI Bank. Photo: Rakesh Raman | RMN News Service
Activities, Consumer Rights, Human Rights

Digital Banking or Digital Rights Abuse?

ICICI Bank. Photo: Rakesh Raman | RMN News Service

Digital Banking or Digital Rights Abuse?
How ICICI Bank’s KYC Harassment Violates the Fundamental Right to Privacy

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | December 27, 2025

The relentless barrage of KYC emails, SMS alerts, and automated warnings sent by ICICI Bank is not a minor service lapse—it is a direct assault on the fundamental right to privacy guaranteed under the Indian Constitution. What is being passed off as “regulatory compliance” has, in practice, become a form of institutionalised digital harassment that thrives in the absence of accountability, regulatory courage, and respect for citizens’ rights. read more

Representational AI-generated image of mobile phone users in India. Photo: RMN News Service
Analysis, Human Rights

From AI Treaties to Social Media Bans: 5 Shocking Global Shifts from Late 2025

Representational AI-generated image of mobile phone users in India. Photo: RMN News Service

From AI Treaties to Social Media Bans: 5 Shocking Global Shifts from Late 2025

These five dispatches from late 2025 reveal a clear trend: governments globally are escalating their efforts to control technology and assert authority in novel ways.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | December 17, 2025

Introduction: The Stories Beneath the Noise

In an era of non-stop information, it’s easy for the daily flood of headlines to obscure the signals of profound global change. The news cycle churns relentlessly, but beneath the surface of the major stories, under-the-radar developments are signaling tectonic shifts with far greater long-term consequences. These developments often go unnoticed, yet they offer a clear glimpse into the future of governance, technology, and individual rights. read more

Representational Image of a Courtroom Created with Meta AI Image Generator
Activities, Corruption, Human Rights, Research

India Judicial Research Report 2025 Highlights Denial of Access to Justice and Institutional Corruption

Representational Image of a Courtroom Created with Meta AI Image Generator
Representational Image of a Courtroom Created with Meta AI Image Generator

India Judicial Research Report 2025 Highlights Denial of Access to Justice and Institutional Corruption

To ensure open access and academic traceability, the India Judicial Research Report 2025 has been archived on Zenodo, a global research repository developed under the European OpenAIRE program and operated by CERN.

New Delhi, October 11, 2025 — The latest India Judicial Research Report 2025 (IJRR 2025), released by Rakesh Raman, founder of the humanitarian organization RMN Foundation, has exposed the deep-rooted corruption, bias, and inefficiency plaguing India’s judicial system. The comprehensive 89-page report reveals how the courts have increasingly failed to provide citizens with fair and timely access to justice — a constitutional promise that now stands largely unfulfilled. read more